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What is the purpose of the Capillary Refill Time Test (CRTT)?
What is the purpose of the Capillary Refill Time Test (CRTT)?
- To assess for 5 P’s: pain, paresthesia's, paralysis, pulse, pallor
- To assess the strength of peripheral pulses
- To check for signs of inflammation or infection
- To screen for poor peripheral circulation (correct)
What does a positive finding in the Capillary Refill Time Test (CRTT) indicate?
What does a positive finding in the Capillary Refill Time Test (CRTT) indicate?
- Wounds indicative of inflammation or infection
- Normal peripheral circulation
- Poor peripheral circulation (correct)
- Increased pulse strength
Which of the following is NOT a way to assess peripheral pulses?
Which of the following is NOT a way to assess peripheral pulses?
- Ulnar
- Radial
- Axillary (correct)
- Temporal
What is the grading for pulses that are palpable but diminished?
What is the grading for pulses that are palpable but diminished?
What are the possible indicators of inflammation or infection during circulation assessment?
What are the possible indicators of inflammation or infection during circulation assessment?
Which clinical example indicates poor peripheral circulation?
Which clinical example indicates poor peripheral circulation?
Which area should be palpated to assess for visible pulsations outside of the norms?
Which area should be palpated to assess for visible pulsations outside of the norms?
What is the purpose of assessing the integrity of valve closure as related to the cardiac cycle?
What is the purpose of assessing the integrity of valve closure as related to the cardiac cycle?
During which part of the cardiac cycle is the 1st heart sound (S1) produced?
During which part of the cardiac cycle is the 1st heart sound (S1) produced?
Where is the S2 heart sound best heard?
Where is the S2 heart sound best heard?
What is the significance of an additional heart sound S3?
What is the significance of an additional heart sound S3?
What is the procedure for listening for S2 'dub' during heart sounds assessment?
What is the procedure for listening for S2 'dub' during heart sounds assessment?
What does a systolic murmur indicate?
What does a systolic murmur indicate?
At which area is thrills observed?
At which area is thrills observed?
Where is S4 heard?
Where is S4 heard?
What promotes the synaptic vesicle fusion with the presynaptic membrane?
What promotes the synaptic vesicle fusion with the presynaptic membrane?
What happens when an action potential reaches the end of the axon terminal and changes the voltage?
What happens when an action potential reaches the end of the axon terminal and changes the voltage?
In which type of synapse can local potentials degrade more by the time they reach the trigger zone?
In which type of synapse can local potentials degrade more by the time they reach the trigger zone?
Which ion channel activation leads to the generation of a synaptic potential?
Which ion channel activation leads to the generation of a synaptic potential?
What type of processes can cause changes in efficacy at the synapse?
What type of processes can cause changes in efficacy at the synapse?
Which class of chemical receptors indirectly controls ion influx and uses secondary messengers?
Which class of chemical receptors indirectly controls ion influx and uses secondary messengers?
What neurotransmitter/receptor dysfunction is associated with Parkinson's disease?
What neurotransmitter/receptor dysfunction is associated with Parkinson's disease?
How does dysfunction of the acetylcholine muscarinic receptor M2 lead to asthma symptoms?
How does dysfunction of the acetylcholine muscarinic receptor M2 lead to asthma symptoms?
What is the primary difference between depolarization and hyperpolarization?
What is the primary difference between depolarization and hyperpolarization?
How do local potentials differ from action potentials?
How do local potentials differ from action potentials?
What is the process by which the action potential 'jumps' down the axon from node of Ranvier to node of Ranvier known as?
What is the process by which the action potential 'jumps' down the axon from node of Ranvier to node of Ranvier known as?
What relates to the extreme electrical activity at the nodes of Ranvier?
What relates to the extreme electrical activity at the nodes of Ranvier?
